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At nearly 2 years old Milo's mane now is really starting to grow and make him look as if he is getting out of those teenage years...
Nepal Photo Blog 28/02/11
I woke up this morning to the news that Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) had directed workers to prepare for a revolt.
www.thehimalayantimes.com/rssReference.php?headline=Facto...
The consitution is due (again) on 28 May and basically Prachanda has said that if the right wing parties continue blocking the process and that the Seven Point plan is not seen through, then revolution will be the result.
Events in North Africa are no doubt helping fuel this thinking but since the end of the People's War in 2006, Nepal has stalled, corruption has increased, the country is in a bad way...
I sit here slightly incredulous at the situation. As western tourists tread along the trekking trails, blissfully unaware of the real situation...and the local people deal with a fragmented "government", electricity cuts get longer, tensions are rising...
There is a saying here "What to do?"
What to do, Kathmandu?
Thanks for looking. This image is part of a photo blog looking at the relationships between politics, people and the environment. I must stress that neither myself or www.wildtiger.org have any political allegiance, we are looking at things as they are, purely from a conservation standpoint, with our eyes open.
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Focus: 2010 - 2022 Tiger which we show to people here to show that the outside world does care...
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Blue whistling thrush, Devsu Thatch, Uttarakhand, India
Read complete post at www.traveltravailsandheck.com/2025/01/04/forests-in-their...
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Conservation status - Population in northeast has declined seriously in recent decades. Elsewhere, numbers are probably stable.
FamilyNew World Sparrows
HabitatOpen woods, undergrowth, brushy edges. Habitat varies with region, but always in brushy areas. In the Northeast, typically in understory of open woods.
Sometimes secretive but often common, this bird may be noticed first by the sound of industrious scratching in the leaf-litter under dense thickets. In the nesting season, males become bolder, singing from high perches. In some areas this bird is commonly known as "Chewink," after the sound of its callnote. In parts of the Southeast and Florida, the towhees have white eyes
Migration
Many southern birds are permanent residents; most in the North are migratory.
Feeding Behavior
Forages mostly on the ground, frequently scratching in the leaf-litter. Also sometimes forages up in shrubs and low trees.
Eggs
3-4, sometimes 5, rarely 2-6. Creamy white to very pale gray, with spots of brown often concentrated at larger end. Incubation is mostly or entirely by female, about 12-13 days. Young: Both parents feed the nestlings. Young leave the nest about 10-12 days after hatching, may remain with parents for some time thereafter. Often 2 broods per year, sometimes 3 in southern part of range.
Young
Both parents feed the nestlings. Young leave the nest about 10-12 days after hatching, may remain with parents for some time thereafter. Often 2 broods per year, sometimes 3 in southern part of range.
Diet
Mostly insects, seeds, berries. Diet varies with season and region. Eats many insects, especially in summer, including beetles, caterpillars, moths, true bugs, ants, and many others, also spiders, snails, and millipedes. Rarely may eat small salamanders, lizards, or snakes. Also eats many seeds, plus acorns, berries, and small fruits.
Nesting
Male defends nesting territory by singing, often from a high perch. In courtship, male may give a soft "whispered" version of song, may chase female, or may rapidly spread tail to show off white spots. Nest site is on the ground under a shrub, or in low bushes, usually less than 5' above the ground. Nest (built by female) is an open cup of grass, twigs, weeds, rootlets, strips of bark, lined with finer materials, sometimes including animal hair.
The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a protected area consisting of a wetland area approximately 70 km (43 mi) east of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies within the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains, which is an Important Bird Area.
It attracts a wide range of local and migratory water birds and other wildlife, including a large population of agile wallabies and one of the largest populations of snakes within Australia (including the Water Python and Death Adder), and includes a several raised observation platforms.
Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) and Freshwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) can be seen at Fogg Dam all year around.
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is only a 45-minute drive from Darwin. It is one of the most accessible places in the Northern Territory (NT) to experience spectacular wetlands and wildlife throughout the year.
First off a big thank you to the Cross family for making this place possible its a wonderful place to spend the day I wish more people did this.If I ever won the lottery this is my dream to make a park for people to enjoy. great job guys.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Due elefanti nella pianura interna del cratere Ngorongoro.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Two elephants in the inner plain of the Ngorongoro Crater.
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The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is a public agency dedicated to the preservation of a healthy environment, its goal to help protect water, land and its future.
Locations are....
Edenvale
Elba Wetlands
Fort Willow
Glencairn
Minesing Wetlands
New Lowell
Nottawasaga Bluffs
Osprey Wetlands
Petun
Tiffin
Tottenham
Utopia
The earliest building was erected around 1175. The original Norman nave had a north aisle added 30 years later, in the new Gothic style.
Inside the church the corbel table and doorway exhibit fantastic examples of Romanesque carvings, including that Yorkshire speciality - the ‘beakhead’. The windows have had polycarbonate panels inserted, whose opaque qualities mirror the original horn windows when the building was erected.
St Peter’s Church Old Edlington was the first church to be vested into the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. Declared redundant in the mid 1960’s the roof, windows and the interior furnishings were removed prior to demolition. Rescued in the nick of time, this Grade I building has been carefully conserved for the benefit of future generations.
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Oxyrhopus vandicus - Cordillera Escalera Conservation Area, Peru
Some of you may remember a photo I posted 3 months back of an Oxyrhopus vandicus. Well I came across what I believe is the same individual again, 3 months later! I compared photos and the unique banding and imperfections in the pattern make me think it must be the same snake. It was found approximately 100 ft from where I found it the first time. Snake movement in the jungle is not something I know much about. In temperate areas they are often tied to a den or overwintering area that they return to every year, however I am unsure of their site fidelity in the tropics. I found it on opposite banks of a small jungle stream so it could just be drawn back to an resource with plentiful food like frogs as opposed to a territory. One way or another it was excellent seeing it again, its a rare occasion that I see the same snake multiple times in the jungle.
A photo from the 1st encounter: www.flickr.com/photos/26500525@N08/27350415546/in/album-7...
Anything to make your day better. Even a weevil thinks today is special. Have a great day! Share to those who need a smile. As seen in Missouri Conservation Magazine, November 2024 issue. lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=83563...
American Goldfinch taken November 27, 2020, at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area located on the south side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River in north St. Louis County, Missouri.
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Male koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) called "Harrison" recently moved from Los Angeles to live at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Vulnerable
Playful Southern White Rhino Calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Receives Name: Future
Name Celebrates the Hope She Brings to Future Rhino Conservation Worldwide
A 19-day-old southern white rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park ventured into the sunshine this morning (Monday, Dec. 9), enjoying a reprieve from the recent rains and exploring the mud puddles the rains left behind. While mom Amani enjoyed her breakfast, the little calf explored the maternity yard, running, splashing and rolling in the mud. Wallowing in mud is a natural behavior for rhinos. They coat themselves with a thick layer of mud that helps act as a sunscreen and bug repellent, and helps to keep them cool.
The playful calf was recently given the name Future in honor of a strong female leader and past president of a privately held family foundation, which has generously supported reproductive research since 1979 and the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center, in recent years. Future is San Diego Zoo Global’s 100th southern white rhino born at the Safari Park, and she is only the second calf in North America to be born following hormone-induced ovulation and artificial insemination. Her name celebrates these monumental milestones—and the hope she brings to the future of rhino conservation worldwide.
Photo taken Dec. 9, 2019 by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
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